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Crane Indiana Map

Explore Crane, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Crane, Indiana

How to Use This Crane, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Crane, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Crane.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Crane
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Martin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes)

Latitude	38.891159
Longitude	-86.903894
Population	166
Density	534.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47522
Area Code	812
County Seat	Shoals
School District	Loogootee Community School Corporation

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About Crane, Indiana

Crane is a locality in Martin County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 534.1 people per km². Crane is located at 38.8912°N, 86.9039°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. Crane is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47522.

Crane marks the intersection of quiet woodland and the persistent, industrious pulse of the American interior. It lies 18.3 miles northeast of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Bloomfield. Culpepper Brook winds its way through the landscape, carving a slender, persistent path through the earth that dictates the local topography. To the west, the elevation shifts toward the prominence of Sand Hill, while the nearby Indiana Forest Bank - Shawnee Hills provides a vast, verdant anchor for the regional ecosystem. The air here carries a heavy, terrestrial stillness, particularly as the light fails and the shadows stretch across the fields, lending a singular, amber clarity to the horizon. Near the stillness of Greenwood Lake, the land suggests a patient endurance, defined by the slow transition of seasons across the limestone-rich soil.

Crane serves as the primary gateway to a massive naval installation, an economic engine that has defined the character of the surrounding territory for generations. The rhythm of daily life is synchronized with the activities of this defense facility, which transformed the rural solitude of the landscape into a site of strategic national significance. Beyond the perimeter, the region maintains a mosaic of woodlots and agricultural plots that spill into the shadows of Goose Hollow. Local identity is forged in the contrast between the high-tech precision of the base and the ancient, unhurried pace of the surrounding countryside. Even the most routine commute through these woods feels marked by the weight of a history that values utility and quiet resolve above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indiana Forest Bank - Shawnee Hills (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 209° SW
Martin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 026° NE
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 346° N
Daviess - Martin County Park (West Boggs) (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 186° S
Mt. Calvary (Martin Co.) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 179° S
Goose Pond Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 302° NW
Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 13.1 mi, 012° N
Old Mans Nose (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 144° SE
Jug Rock (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 159° S
Fred A. Jewell (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 346° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 346° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 16.5 mi, 168° S · 204k acres
Houghntan Memorial bridge (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 177° S
Gory Hole Cave Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 18.7 mi, 116° SE · 20 acres
Big Joe Palooka (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 088° E
Soldier's Monument (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 222° SW
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 222° SW
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 318° NW
Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 047° NE
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 27.7 mi, 145° SE
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 146° SE
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 015° N
Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 047° NE
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 147° SE
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 070° E · 13k acres
Tivoli Theater (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 016° N
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 28.5 mi, 146° SE
Mccormick's Creek State Park (State Park) — 28.7 mi, 019° N
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.5 mi, 033° NE · 16k acres
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 201° S · 20k acres

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